Cinemaazi remembers Feroze Nizami on his death anniversary.

Cinemaazi remembers one of the finest music composers of pre partition India, Feroze Nizami on his death anniversary. Born in Lahore in 1916, Nizami had a flare for music since his childhood and was trained in classical music. He started his career with a local radio station in Lahore and then later transferred to All India Radio, Lahore followed by Delhi and Lucknow. At Delhi he worked closely with Saadat Hassan Manto and Khwaja Khursheed Anwar. Shortly after this he moved to Bombay to work in film music. His first composition was for the film Vishwas (1943) produced under Wadia Movietone. He composed for films like Us Paar (1944), Piya Milan (1945), Sharbati Aankhein (1945), Amar Raj (1946) and Pati Saiwa (1947). However his breakthrough in the industry happened with Shaukat Hussain Rizvi’s Jugnu (1947), starring Madam Noor Jehan. Jugnu is also credited to be Mohammed Rafi's breakthrough film in Hindi cinema, particularly for his duet with Noor Jehan. Later his musical collaboration with Noor Jehan created waves across the subcontinent with films like Chanway (1951), Dopatta (1951) both produced in Pakistan. Indian artists like Dilip Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Madhubala, Vyjantimala considered Nizami as a mentor, their Ustaad. After partition he moved to Pakistan with his family and composed music for many hit films in the growing Pakistani film industry. Nizami is considered among the first people to write extensively on music in Pakistan, his book Israar-e-Mausiqi is an extensively researched book on music. He was also elected the Chairman of the Music Department in Pakistan Arts Council. Jugnu is also credited to be Mohammed Rafi's breakthrough film in Hindi cinema, particularly for his duet with Noor Jehan. He passed away on 15th November 1975 in Lahore, Pakistan.